The 26-year-old defenseman was called up with Grant Clitsome going down with an injury. Ellerby hasn't appeared in an NHL game this season and is expected to be a healthy scratch Monday night against the Sharks. Jan 5 - 6:03 PM

Keaton Ellerby has placed on waivers with the intention of sending him to the minors.

He will start the season with the AHL's St. John's IceCaps if he clears. Ellerby played in 51 games with the Jets last season, where he posted six points, 76 hits and a plus-4 rating. Mon, Oct 6, 2014 09:27:00 AM

Depth Charts

Bryan Little moved past Slava Kozlov into second place on the Atlanta Thrashers/Jets franchise's all-time goal list.

He has 24 goals this season to give him 146 for his career. Ilya Kovalchuk is the leader with 328, so Little still has a lot of scoring to do to catch up to him. Little is on pace for his second straight 60-point season.

Mathieu Perreault (lower body) will likely be sidelined until April, according to coach Paul Maurice.

"Matty Perreault has got a significant lower-body injury, we would be hopeful he will be able to return by the end of regular season," Maurice said. "If he does, it won't be much sooner than that." Perreault is third on the Jets with 18 goals and he has 36 points in 56 games. This is a big blow to Winnipeg as they try to secure their Wild Card spot in the Western Conference.

Jim Slater moved up to the third line with Adam Lowry out with an illness.

He skated between Michael Frolik and Chris Thorburn in Sunday's 5-3 win over Colorado. Slater earned an assist on a goal by defenseman Ben Chiarot in the match. He has produced just seven points in 55 games this year.

Ladd had a very impressive stat line in this game. He had the two goals, a plus-2 rating, two penalty minutes, seven shots and two hits in 18:55 of ice time. Both of Ladd's goals were scored in the second period. The 29-year-old has 22 goals and 52 points in 64 games this season. Drew Stafford, Tyler Myers and Blake Wheeler also scored for the Jets.

Adam Lowry scored his seventh goal of the year in Tuesday's 4-2 win over Dallas.

The rookie forward recorded five shots in the match and earned praise from coach Paul Maurice for his effort. "He's a really smart pro," said Maurice. "So he understands we've got two of our top six (forwards) out of the lineup. We're going to need offense from all of the different lines. He picks up on that. His intensity level was as high tonight as it's been for quite some time." His 16th point of the season snapped an 11-game scoring drought.

Galiardi was sent to the minors mere hours ago, but Matt Halischuk (undisclosed) has since been placed on the injured reserve list, so the Jets require Galiardi's services once more. Galiardi has a goal in 26 games in 2014-15.

Chris Thorburn had 12 minutes in penalties this past Sunday against Colorado to move into first place on the Atlanta Thrashers/Jets all-time list.

He has 650 career penalty minutes with the organizations. Thorburn fought Cody McLeod twice in the match and he was assessed a minor infraction for holding the stick. Thorburn added an assist in the match to give him eight points in 55 games.

Winnipeg is still interested in signing Michael Frolik to a contract extension.

However, when he was asked if he was actively trying to sign Frolik, he gave a guarded response. "Yes, I did have a conversation with his agent and I told him where things were at as far as that goes," said GM Kevin Cheveldayoff. "I wasn't looking to use any leverage points or anything like that. Michael is a part of this team and a part of where this has gotten to and Drew Stafford is a part of this organization and going to be a part of where things get to... and Jiri Tlusty and Lee Stempniak. All these acquisitions, potentially UFAs, that's all going to be factored into the question moving forward." Winnipeg didn't try to trade Frolik at the deadline on Monday, which isn't surprising. The team is in the playoff hunt and he's played well this season. Frolik would like to stay, but he's leaving talks to his agent and Cheveldayoff so he can focus on hockey.

Coach Paul Maurice hasn't decided what kind of role Stempniak will play yet, but he said at this time of the year, you can never have enough healthy bodies. He's likely to get time as a bottom-six forward after being acquired from the Rangers on Sunday.

Dustin Byfuglien is projected to move back to defense Thursday versus the Blues.

"The depth of their forward unit, they're so dangerous with all three lines, having Dustin back on the blueline gives us a litte bit more depth," coach Paul Maurice said. "We think it makes us more evenly spread out, front and back." Eric O'Dell is slated to make his season debut and newly-acquired winger Jiri Tlusty will play his first game with the Jets.

Toby Enstrom scored Winnipeg's one and only goal in Thursday night's 5-1 loss to the Capitals.

His fourth goal of the season is also his third point in his past two games. The veteran blueliner has 18 points in 41 games this season, a long ways off being the fantasy force he was with the Thrashers from 2010-2012.

Tyler Myers earned an assist in Winnipeg's 5-1 loss to Washington on Thursday.

He has recorded four points in four contests since joining the Jets and he has picked up at least one point in three straight games. Myers also has 13 shots on goal and he's owned in 30% of Yahoo leagues. Pick him up if you are looking for help on the back end.

Jacob Trouba earned an assist in his return to the lineup Wednesday night.

He logged 20:16 of ice time in Winnipeg's 4-0 win over Columbus. Trouba also posted two penalty minutes, one hit, two blocks and a plus-1 rating. The Jets were missing Mark Stuart because of a lower-body injury, but it's expected that he'll be good to go when the NHL resumes play after the All-Star break. That would finally give Winnipeg a healthy group on the back end.

Mark Stuart (lower body) has been activated by the Jets and he'll return Thursday.

He will be paired with Jacob Trouba, as Winnipeg is finally healthy again on the back end. "It's good to finally get a look at that group all together," said coach Paul Maurice. "It's the first time all year that this group of D will play together as a unit." The Jets have nine healthy defensemen on the roster right now. Jay Harrison is expected to sit in the press box along with Adam Pardy and Paul Postma.

Head Coach Paul Maurice wants to keep using Dustin Byfuglien as a defenseman and that's probably the right move. Playing Pardy on the fourth line shouldn't affect the game too much. Regardless of where he plays, Pardy won't have any fantasy value.

Chiarot has been moved to the injured reserve list as a result. He has eight points and 22 penalty minutes in 36 contests this season. He might return with enough time to play a few games before the postseason begins, but this will cost him the vast majority of what remains of the regular season.

Jay Harrison will play his first game since Jan. 27th on Tuesday night against Dallas.

Harrison's has had a nice season in 37 games with the Jets and Hurricanes, amassing eight points, 49 PIMs, 61 hits, and 67 blocks. "I'm really excited to get back," Harrison said. "It's not an easy thing to do. As a professional it is part of your job. It's a skill as well to be able to stay in control of what you can control and wait for your opportunity to show that you're prepared to do it."

Ondrej Pavelec allowed four goals on 32 shots as the Jets were squashed 5-1 by the Washington Capitals on Thursday night.

After managing eight wins in the first two months of the season, the 27-year-old has mustered just five wins since then. Pavelec is 13-13-7 so far with a .909 save percentage and 2.60 goals against average.

Hutchinson is now 5-0-3 in his last eight starts and he has now been in goal for Winnipeg's last four games. The 24-year-old should start the majority of Winnipeg's games down the stretch and he is worth owning in fantasy leagues. His overall record improves to 19-7-5 on the season.